Member Countries  

It was in Barcelona, in 1967, that Luis Monreal, curator of the Frederic Marès Museum, first conceived the idea of a nonprofit international organization that would gather the existing societies of Friends of Museums around the world.

Argentina | Australia | Belgium | Brazil | Canada | Chile | Columbia | Cyprus | France | Greece | Hong Kong | Hungary | Israel | Italy | Luxemburg | Kenya | Malaysia | Mexico | New Zealand | Norway | Philipines | Portugal | Romania | Singapore | South Africa |  Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand | UK | USA | Uruguay 

Annual Meetings 

The World Federation of Friends of Museums hosts annual meetings. The annual meetings are held in a different country each year. The 2019 meeting will be held in Montreal, Canada. Learn more. -->  

World Congress    

Every three years World Federation members convene to hear leaders in the international museum world discuss recent developments. At this time members have the opportunity to exchange ideas with FRIENDS from around the world and to experience the culture of the host country. Learn More -->   

WORLD CONGRESS HOSTS

 1975 | Brussels, Belgium

1978 | Florence, Italy 

1981 | Birmingham, U.K.

1984 | Paris, France 

1987 | Toronto, Canada 

1990 | Cordoba, Spain 

1993 | Treviso, Italy 

1996 | Oaxaca, Mexico

1999| Sydney, Australia                            

2002 | Buenos Aires, Argentina             

2005 | Sevilla, Spain                                  

2008 | Jerusalem, Israel                              

2011 | Genoa, Italy                                  

2014 | Berlin, Germany                                       

2017 | Verona, Italy